Question

【题目】 Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they _______ do according to their ages. She started by asking John, the _____ of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy chore _____ the 15-year-old. His 13-year-old brother, Dave, now _____ John too. They take turns (轮流) washing the _____ each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and ____ food from the market on Sunday mornings. Besides (除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals ____ their parents are not at home.

The family of ____ live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says, "When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own and learn how to ____ ourselves. Now I’m doing it to my kids." John says, "Doing chores is _____. You can learn important life skills and responsibility (责任)."

【1】A. mustB. canC. mayD. will

【2】A. elderB. tallerC. youngerD. shorter

【3】A. withB. asC. forD. by

【4】A. likesB. findsC. hatesD. helps

【5】A. handsB. dishesC. fruitD. clothes

【6】A. borrowB. cookC. buyD. sell

【7】A. whenB. howC. whatD. why

【8】A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five

【9】A. work onB. live inC. look atD. take care of

【10】A. difficultB. goodC. badD. boring

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文介绍了丽莎让他的儿子学会做家务。他的儿子约翰和戴维每周轮流洗餐具，他们还能打扫书桌，整理床铺，也能做些简单的饭。丽莎说做家务能让孩子学会生活技巧和责任。

【1】句意：她根据她的孩子的年龄，给他们能做的事情。

A. must 必须； B. can 能够； C. may 可以；D. will 愿意；此处表示能力，故用情态动词can。故选B。

【2】句意：她开始让她的两个儿子中年长的的约翰帮助洗碗。

A. elder 年长的； B. taller 更高的；C. younger 更年轻的； D. shorter 更矮的；根据“It is now an easy chore ___3___ the 15-year-old boy. His 13-year-old brother, Dave,”可知约翰15岁，戴维13岁，因此约翰是年长的，故选A。

【3】句意：现在它对于一个15岁的男孩来说这是一件容易的家务。

A. with 用；B. as 作为；C. for 对于；D. by 通过；It's+形容词+for sb. to do sth.表示做某事对于某人来说是……； for sb.（对于某人来说），根据题意，故选C。

【4】句意：他的13岁的弟弟戴维也帮助他。

A. likes 喜欢；B. finds 找到；C. hates 憎恨；D. helps 帮助；根据“They take turns (轮流) washing the ___5___ each week.”可知他们每周轮流洗餐具，因此弟弟戴维在帮助他，故选D。

【5】句意：他们每周轮流洗碗。

A. hands 手；B. dishes 餐具；C. fruit水果；D. clothes衣服；根据前文的“She started by asking John, the ___2___ of her two sons, to help with the dishes.”可知他们在洗餐具，故选B。

【6】句意：在星期日的早上，男孩们打扫书桌，整理床铺，从市场上买食物。

A. borrow 借；B. cook 煮；C. buy买；D. sell卖；根据后文的“Besides (除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals ___7___ their parents are not at home.”，此处表示做饭，因此是从市场上买食物。故选C。

【7】句意：除此之外，在他们的父母不在家时，男孩们也知道如何做些简单的饭。

A. when 当……时候；B. how如何；C. what什么；D. why为什么；根据前半句“the boys also know how to cook easy meals”可知此处表示父母不在家，自己做饭，故选A。

【8】句意：虽然四口之家住在一座大房子里，但是他们自己做家务。

A. two 二；B. three 三；C. four 四；D. five 五；结合上文可知约翰家有他的父母，他和弟弟戴维，一共四口人，故选C。

【9】句意：丽莎说：“在我小时候，我父亲想让我独立地做事，学会如何照顾自己”。

A. work on 从事；B. live in居住；C. look at看；D. take care of 照看，照顾；根据前文的“When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own (独立地)”可知要独立做事，因此表示照顾好自己，故选D。

【10】句意：做家务是很好的。

A. bad 坏的；B. good 好的；C. difficult 困难的；D. boring无聊的；根据后文的“You learn important life skills and responsibility (责任).”可知此处表示做家务的好处。故选B。

做完形填空，要边做边看，前瞻后顾，注意前后文的语境，同时注意区分选项的词义和短语辨析。例如10小题，根据最后一句“You learn important life skills and responsibility (责任).”可知此处表示做家务带来的好处，因此根据语境选B。